26 beautiful messages to write in a Mother's Day card

Mother's Day is the perfect chance to show mum just how much you love and appreciate her.

Whether you're off for afternoon tea or booked in for a a boozy brunch, there are plenty of ways to show your affection. Tried and tested classics include flowers and chocolates but even a card can go a long way.

With that in mind, we've pulled together some inspirational quotes you can share with your mum.

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From renowned poets to some of the best musicians in the world, here are some of our favourite quotes you can write in your Mother's Day card.

1. No gift to your mother can ever equal her gift to you...life - Author Unknown
2. Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible - Marion C. Garretty
3. A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take - Cardinal Mermillod
4. A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary - Dorothy Canfield Fisher
5. A mother understands what a child does not say - Jewish Proverb
6. Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved - Erich Fromm
7. God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers - Jewish Proverb
8. Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is not - James Joyce
9. The sweetest sounds to mortals given are heard in Mother, Home, and Heaven - William Goldsmith Brown
10. Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever - Anonymous
11. The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness - Honore de Balzac
12. A mother's arms are